Up to 200,000 people may have died, according to Haitian officials, after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake tore through the capital of Port au Prince and the surrounding areas. The quake left hundreds of thousands homeless and in need of emergency aid as NGOs struggled to get aid into the country. A bottleneck at the damaged airport, unreachable docks and obstructed roads were some of the impediments facing aid workers. Tensions grew in the capital as shortages of food and medical supplies spurred looting and sporadic violence.

VII photographer Ron Haviv arrived in Haiti the day after the earthquake to document the events that unfolded in the aftermath of the quake.



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